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Title: "conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry"
Source:
Wikileaks
URL Source: https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3599
Published: Oct 11, 2016
Author: Bill Ivey
Post Date: 2016-10-11 13:54:31 by nolu chan
Keywords: None
Views: 1058
Comments: 6
From Bill Ivey From:bi@globalculturalstrategies.com Dear John: Well, we all thought the big problem for our US democracy was Citizens United/Koch Brothers big money in politics. Silly us; turns out that money isn't all that important if you can conflate entertainment with the electoral process. Trump masters TV, TV so-called news picks up and repeats and repeats to death this opinionated blowhard and his hairbrained ideas, free-floating discontent attaches to a seeming strongman and we're off and running. JFK, Jr would be delighted by all this as his "George" magazine saw celebrity politics coming. The magazine struggled as it was ahead of its time but now looks prescient. George, of course, played the development pretty lightly, basically for charm and gossip, like People, but what we are dealing with now is dead serious. How does this get handled in the general? Secretary Clinton is not an entertainer, and not a celebrity in the Trump, Kardashian mold; what can she do to offset this? I'm certain the poll-directed insiders are sure things will default to policy as soon as the conventions are over, but I think not. And as I've mentioned, we've all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly. This problem demands some serious, serious thinking - and not just poll driven, demographically-inspired messaging. Rubio's press conference yesterday AM was good and should be repeated in its entirety, not just in nibbles. I will attend the Clinton fundraiser here next week but as I can only afford the low level of participation may just get to wave without a "hello." I fear we are all now trying to navigate a set of forces that cannot be simply explained or fully understood, so it is and will reamin interesting! Sent with a handshake, Bill
To: john.podesta@gmail.com
Date: 2016-03-13 17:06
Subject: From Bill Ivey
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#1. To: nolu chan, Deckard (#0)
Wow. I have to say Deckard has been saying this for years about the ruling class.
They Live Good movie.
Chan here is a link with all the leaked emails now public: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/10/detailed-list- top-wikileaks-podesta-emails-update-1/
Thank you.
And as I've mentioned, we've all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly.
#2. To: redleghunter, sheeple, nolu chan, Deckard (#1)
Castle(C), Stein(G), Johnson(L)
#3. To: hondo68, redleghunter, nolu chan (#2)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#4. To: hondo68 (#2)
#5. To: nolu chan, GarySpFc, liberator (#0)
#6. To: redleghunter (#5)
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